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Dong Xing Shun is famed for another specialty too: the traditional stuffed sweets made by hand by the elderly proprietor. The desserts are made with a dough of glutinous rice flour then stuffed with a mix of hawthorn, sesame and sugar. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6

Dong Xing Shun is famed for another specialty too: the traditional stuffed sweets made by hand by the elderly proprietor. The desserts are made with a dough of glutinous rice flour then stuffed with a mix of hawthorn, sesame and sugar. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

Dong Xing Shun is famed for another specialty too: the traditional stuffed sweets made by hand by the elderly proprietor. The desserts are made with a dough of glutinous rice flour then stuffed with a mix of hawthorn, sesame and sugar. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

Even Beijing residents who can afford luxury maintain a soft spot for humble fare, such as tripe and other innards. Most Chinese diners appreciate chewy texture more than Westerners do, so tripe may be cooked in a way that preserves that quality. At Dong Xing Shun, near the waterfront, we will sample tripe as the locals like it. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6

Even Beijing residents who can afford luxury maintain a soft spot for humble fare, such as tripe and other innards. Most Chinese diners appreciate chewy texture more than Westerners do, so tripe may be cooked in a way that preserves that quality. At Dong Xing Shun, near the waterfront, we will sample tripe as the locals like it. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

Even Beijing residents who can afford luxury maintain a soft spot for humble fare, such as tripe and other innards. Most Chinese diners appreciate chewy texture more than Westerners do, so tripe may be cooked in a way that preserves that quality. At Dong Xing Shun, near the waterfront, we will sample tripe as the locals like it. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

Surely Peking duck ranks as one of the masterpieces of Chinese cooking, a dish as renowned for its succulence as for its artful presentation. At Da Dong restaurant in Beijing, cooks spend years mastering this craft, which involves preparation of the ducks for roasting, total command of the oven, and superb slicing technique. In a fine-dining establishment such as Da Dong, the duck will be carved into no fewer than 100 thin pieces. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6

Surely Peking duck ranks as one of the masterpieces of Chinese cooking, a dish as renowned for its succulence as for its artful presentation. At Da Dong restaurant in Beijing, cooks spend years mastering this craft, which involves preparation of the ducks for roasting, total command of the oven, and superb slicing technique. In a fine-dining establishment such as Da Dong, the duck will be carved into no fewer than 100 thin pieces. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

Surely Peking duck ranks as one of the masterpieces of Chinese cooking, a dish as renowned for its succulence as for its artful presentation. At Da Dong restaurant in Beijing, cooks spend years mastering this craft, which involves preparation of the ducks for roasting, total command of the oven, and superb slicing technique. In a fine-dining establishment such as Da Dong, the duck will be carved into no fewer than 100 thin pieces. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

K. F. Seetoh takes us on a tour of the dishes of Beijing’s Yue Shen Zhai Restaurant, including beef flavored with star-anise that shows the region’s Muslim culinary influences. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6

K. F. Seetoh takes us on a tour of the dishes of Beijing’s Yue Shen Zhai Restaurant, including beef flavored with star-anise that shows the region’s Muslim culinary influences. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

K. F. Seetoh takes us on a tour of the dishes of Beijing’s Yue Shen Zhai Restaurant, including beef flavored with star-anise that shows the region’s Muslim culinary influences. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

The food served at Beijing’s Yue Shen Zhai Restaurant today is probably very close to what the emperors might have eaten. A Yue Shen Zhai chef shows us how to make a simmered beef dish with a mix of spices that demonstrates the area’s Muslim influences. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6

The food served at Beijing’s Yue Shen Zhai Restaurant today is probably very close to what the emperors might have eaten. A Yue Shen Zhai chef shows us how to make a simmered beef dish with a mix of spices that demonstrates the area’s Muslim influences. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video

The food served at Beijing’s Yue Shen Zhai Restaurant today is probably very close to what the emperors might have eaten. A Yue Shen Zhai chef shows us how to make a simmered beef dish with a mix of spices that demonstrates the area’s Muslim influences. For recipes, visit www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6 Download Podcast Video